PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ignacio Hernandez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ignacio Hernandez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hernandez
vs
Valentine

180 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ignacio Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
Valentine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Valentine.
Valentine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valentine works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine connects with the punch.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignacio Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eric Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eric Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valentine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Hernandez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Valentine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Valentine's corner calls for a 1-2. Valentine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valentine connects with a jab.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Valentine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Valentine duly obliges.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentine looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentine scores with a four punch combination!
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valentine scores with a three punch combo!
Hernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Valentine sprawls well.
Valentine throws a combination. Hernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valentine is working the combinations to good effect here.
Valentine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valentine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hernandez tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez shoots in but Valentine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Valentine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valentine lands with a nice combination. Hernandez backs away looking to recover.
Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eric Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine connects with a looping right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentine scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hernandez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valentine scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Valentine.
Valentine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valentine.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Hernandez didn't see that one coming.
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Hernandez backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Valentine.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hernandez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Hernandez didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Hernandez didn't see that one coming.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valentine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hernandez's hands.
Valentine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentine throws out a powerful jab.
Valentine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valentine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valentine with a nice cross.
Valentine lands a jab to the nose.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine lands a jab-cross combination.
Valentine lands a lovely overhand right.
Valentine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignacio Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hernandez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Valentine both land. Nice combination.
Ignacio Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentine tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hernandez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentine scores with the left hand. Hernandez knows he should have avoided that one.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentine scores with a three punch combo!
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignacio Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valentine works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valentine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Valentine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valentine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Hernandez didn't see that one coming.
Hernandez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentine throws a combination. Hernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ignacio Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a nice combination. Hernandez backs away looking to recover.
Valentine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Valentine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valentine with a nice cross.
Hernandez misses with a jab to the body
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Valentine as Hernandez shoots in.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valentine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Valentine!